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Couple Bags 40 Years Jail Term for N53m Fraud
A couple, Ebiesuwa Abayomi Fredrick and his wife, Tinuola Idayat Oyegunle, have been sentenced to 40 years imprisonment each. Justice Read Full Story
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Stop Giving Ethnic Colouration To Crimes, FG Tells Nigerians
The Federal Government has asked Nigerians not to give ethic colouration to crimes, saying the morality of the African race and Nigeria, in particular, abhors all forms of criminal activities. In a statement issued on Friday, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said crime is anathema to the nation. Aregbesola, who received a delegation … Continue reading Stop Giving Ethnic Colouration To Crimes, FG Tells Nigerians Read Full Story
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CPS denies major change in rape charging policy despite falling rates
Court of appeal told a shift in focus from a merits-based approach had not led to a ‘volte-face’ in policyThe Crown Prosecution Service has denied major changes to its approach to charging rape at a landmark legal hearing at the court of appeal.Lawyers... Read Full Story
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CPS accused of 'systemic illegality' in charging rape cases
Changes in policy since 2016 have led to an overly risk-averse approach, court of appeal hearsThe Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been accused of “systemic illegality” in its approach to charging rape cases in a landmark judicial review into how th... Read Full Story
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Rape victims speak out ahead of legal challenge to CPS policy
Court of appeal hearing comes amid record low in rape prosecutions in England and Wales‘I don’t have words for how betrayed I feel’Rape victims at the heart of a landmark court case have told the Guardian they have been failed by the Crown Prosecution ... Read Full Story